the band . u2 ' s appearance was later ranked number 1 on sports illustrated ' s list of " top 10 super bowl halftime shows " . for the vertigo tour , the group originally considered dropping the song from their set ##lists , but mu ##llen and clayton successfully argued against this . all 131 of the vertigo tour concerts featured a performance of the song , which were accompanied by the stage ' s led video curtains displaying african flags . on the tour ' s opening night , this reminded bono that he had originally written the lyrics in an ethiopian village . he thought this visual accompaniment made the song come full circle , saying , " and here it was , nearly
the band. u2's appearance was later ranked number 1 on sports illustrated's list of " top 10 super bowl halftime shows ". for the vertigo tour, the group originally considered dropping the song from their setlists, but mullen and clayton successfully argued against this. all 131 of the vertigo tour concerts featured a performance of the song, which were accompanied by the stage's led video curtains displaying african flags. on the tour's opening night, this reminded bono that he had originally written the lyrics in an ethiopian village. he thought this visual accompaniment made the song come full circle, saying, " and here it was, nearly